Power Outages in Dane County, WI
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Dane County, WI across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
Dane County, WI is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Dane County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×3
Latest Dane County, WI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 704 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Dane County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Dane Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dane County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 46,973 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 46,973 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 933 | 2,874 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 806 | 16,821 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 829 | 15,944 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 1,030 | 6,816 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 995 | 10,308 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 991 | 3,389 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 1,056 | 11,430 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 992 | 18,824 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 1,020 | 16,785 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 614 | 46,973 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 77 | 8,497 | 1.4 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 1.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Dane County: FAQ
- How often does Dane County, WI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dane County, WI logged 77 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dane County, WI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 46,973 customers without power, beginning May 22, 2024 and lasting about 1d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Dane County, WI right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Dane County, WI?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light).
Madison. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Dane County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dane County.
53508, 53515, 53517, 53523, 53527, 53528, 53529, 53531, 53532, 53558, 53559, 53560, 53562, 53571, 53572, 53575, 53589, 53590, 53593, 53597, 53598, 53703, 53704, 53705, 53706, 53711, 53713, 53714, 53715, 53716, 53717, 53718, 53719, 53726, 53792
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/55025 and /api/v1/counties/55025/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Wisconsin customers). Live data as of .